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Bashing — may refer to one of the following: *The pejorative bashing implies excessive or unwarranted criticism on a subject, group or individual. * Bashing (2005) is a film by Kobayashi Masahiro. *Railfan jargon term for travelling behind certain… … Wikipedia

-bashing — [[t] bæʃɪŋ[/t]] 1) COMB in N UNCOUNT, ADJ (disapproval) bashing combines with nouns to form nouns or adjectives that refer to strong, public, and often unfair criticism of the people or group mentioned. [JOURNALISM] Tory bashing or Labour bashing … English dictionary

bashing — /ˈbæʃɪŋ / (say bashing) noun Colloquial 1. a beating: *There s a boy called Tom Quodling that I gave a bashing to, because he wouldn t give up a marble that he said he would if I won, and I did. –patrick white, 1955. 2. exposure to rough… … Australian English dictionary

bashing — /bash ing/, n. 1. the act of beating, whipping, or thrashing: a series of unsolved bashings and robberies. 2. a decisive defeat: We gave the visiting team a good bashing. 3. (used in combination) a. unprovoked physical assaults against members of … Universalium

bashing — bash|ing [ˈbæʃıŋ] n [singular,U] 1.) the action of attacking someone and hitting them ▪ Gay bashing (=attacks on gay people) is on the increase. give sb a bashing ▪ They gave him a real bashing. 2.) strong and usually unfair public criticism of a … Dictionary of contemporary English

bashing — UK [ˈbæʃɪŋ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms bashing : singular bashing plural bashings 1) a violent physical attack on someone, especially because of the group they belong to 2) severe public criticism They got a bashing from the… … English dictionary